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Walt Weiss named sixth manager in Rockies history

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DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has named Walt Weiss as the club’s sixth Major League manager in franchise history.

Weiss, 48, returns to the Rockies where he spent four years as the club’s shortstop (1994-98) and then seven seasons (2002-2008) as a Special Assistant to the General Manager. Walt played parts of 14 seasons in the Major Leagues with Oakland (1987-1992), Florida (1993), Colorado (1994-97) and Atlanta (1998-2000). In those 14 seasons he compiled a batting average of .258 (1207-for-4686) with 182 doubles, 31 triples, 25 home runs, 386 RBI, 96 stolen bases, 658 walks and 658 strikeouts in 1,495 games. Weiss joins the Rockies after spending last season as the head coach of the Regis Jesuit High School baseball team, leading the Raiders to a 20-6 record and the 5A semi-finals of the state championship.

The Tuxedo, NY native was a member of four World Series teams, including the 1989 World Champion Oakland Athletics. Weiss was named the 1988 AL Rookie of the Year after hitting .250 (113-for-452) with 17 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and 39 RBI in 147 games, all at shortstop, for the Oakland Athletics. The switch-hitter made his lone All-Star Game appearance in the 1998 game played at Coors Field after a first-half where he hit .286 (34-for-119) with 4 doubles, 2 triples and 10 RBI in 49 games for the Braves.

In his 14 year career, Weiss posted a .970 fielding percentage in 1,462 career games, including turning 854 doubles plays and logging 11,932.1 innings all at shortstop.